Sea devils
Subtitle: pioneer submariners
By: John Swinfield
Publisher: Spellmount, an imprint of The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780750953566; 9780750954792
Subjects: Submariners; History
Description: Pioneer submariners built astonishing contraptions which made perilous voyages or sank like stones. Some were driven by muscle-power or steam engines with chimneys. Others had wheels with which to trundle along the sea-bed. 'Sea Devils' traces the history of early submarines and the colourful array of those who built and sailed them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. To take the plunge; title: 2. Ducks and devotions; title: 3. The United States, 'Holland' submarines and torpedoes; title: 4. Great Britain finds her stride; title: 5. Disaster; title: 6. Before the tumult; title: 7. Pioneers at war; title: 8. The ill-fated K-class; title: Epilogue.